The Betrayal of Jesus
Matthew 26:47–56; Mark 14:43–52; Luke 22:47–53
1After Jesus had spoken these words, He went out with His disciples across the Kidron Valley, where they entered a garden.+ 2Now Judas His betrayer also knew the place, because Jesus had often met there with His disciples.+ 3So Judas brought a band of soldiers and officers from the chief priests and Pharisees. They arrived at the garden carrying lanterns, torches, and weapons.+ 4Jesus, knowing all that was coming upon Him, stepped forward and asked them, “Whom are you seeking?”+ 5“Jesus of Nazareth,” they answered. Jesus said, “I am He.” And Judas His betrayer was standing there with them.+ 6When Jesus said, “I am He,” they drew back and fell to the ground.+ 7So He asked them again, “Whom are you seeking?” “Jesus of Nazareth,” they answered.+ 8“I told you that I am He,” Jesus replied. “So if you are looking for Me, let these men go.”+ 9This was to fulfill the word He had spoken: “I have not lost one of those You have given Me.”+ 10Then Simon Peter drew his sword and struck the servant of the high priest, cutting off his right ear. The servant’s name was Malchus.+ 11“Put your sword back in its sheath!” Jesus said to Peter. “Shall I not drink the cup the Father has given Me?”+ 12Then the band of soldiers, with its commander and the officers of the Jews, arrested Jesus and bound Him.+ 13They brought Him first to Annas, who was the father-in-law of Caiaphas, the high priest that year.+ 14Caiaphas was the one who had advised the Jews that it would be better if one man died for the people.+Peter’s First Denial
Matthew 26:69–70; Mark 14:66–68; Luke 22:54–57
15Now Simon Peter and another disciple were following Jesus. Since that disciple was known to the high priest, he also went with Jesus into the courtyard of the high priest.+ 16But Peter stood outside at the door. Then the disciple who was known to the high priest went out and spoke to the doorkeeper, and brought Peter in.+ 17At this, the servant girl watching the door said to Peter, “Aren’t you also one of this man’s disciples?” “I am not,” he answered.+ 18Because it was cold, the servants and officers were standing around a charcoal fire they had made to keep warm. And Peter was also standing with them, warming himself.+Jesus before the High Priest
Matthew 26:57–68; Mark 14:53–65; Luke 22:66–71
19Meanwhile, the high priest questioned Jesus about His disciples and His teaching.+ 20“I have spoken openly to the world,” Jesus answered. “I always taught in the synagogues and at the temple, where all the Jews come together. I said nothing in secret.+ 21Why are you asking Me? Ask those who heard My message. Surely they know what I said.”+ 22When Jesus had said this, one of the officers standing nearby slapped Him in the face and said, “ Is this how You answer the high priest?”+ 23Jesus replied, “If I said something wrong, testify as to what was wrong. But if I spoke correctly, why did you strike Me?”+ 24Then Annas sent Him, still bound, to Caiaphas the high priest.+Peter’s Second and Third Denials
Matthew 26:71–75; Mark 14:69–72; Luke 22:58–62
25Simon Peter was still standing and warming himself. So they asked him, “Aren’t you also one of His disciples?” He denied it and said, “I am not.”+ 26One of the high priest’s servants, a relative of the man whose ear Peter had cut off, asked, “Didn’t I see you with Him in the garden?”+ 27Peter denied it once more, and immediately a rooster crowed.+